Since the U.S. Food and Drug Regulations Deeming Rule was promulgated back in 2016, it has had an effect on newer companies entering the cigar industry. In particular, this has also reduced the amount of first time companies exhibiting at the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show, and has reduced the amount of large-scale debuts at this Trade […]
Agile Cigar Review: Absolution
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 2 Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Box Worthy Consideration, Oveja Negra Brands
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Micallef A
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Micallef Cigars, Review
Over the past ten years, I have covered the cigar industry, I have seen various cigar companies launch ambassador programs. Ambassador programs target consumers who can act as influencers for a brand or product. Ambassadors are typically not paid, but given incentives through other mechanisms. Quite frankly, when it comes to the cigar industry, most […]
Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Altadis, Box Worthy Consideration, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta, Tabacalera USA
While 2020 was a busy year for Altadis USA, there was one item that flew under the radar. 2020 would mark the 145th anniversary of the Romeo y Julieta brand. While Romeo y Julieta’s milestone might not have gotten a lot of attention, it was sandwiched between the 175th anniversary of H. Upmann and the […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje MBS FK
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Box Worthy Consideration, Review, Tatuaje
In 2020, Tatuaje Cigars introduced a new permutation of the Monsters Series known as the Monster Bomb Squad (MBS). MBS was released in a single blend known as the MBS FK that was based on 2016’s Tatuaje – The Krueger blend. As many know, the Monsters Series pays homage to various classic and contemporary horror […]
Cigar Review: 601 La Bomba Warhead V by Espinosa Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 601, 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Espinosa, Review
In 2013, Espinosa Cigars launched an extension of its 601 La Bomba line known as the Warhead. The Warhead took the 601 La Bomba concept and was a blend based on the original 601 La Bomba, replacing the Nicaraguan wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and box pressing the cigar. The 601 La Bomba Warhead […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed Sun Grown Regente
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Perdomo, Review
Perdomo Cigars is not a company that is known to do new releases every year. However at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Perdomo Cigars put a new spin on an older favorite. It was at that trade show where the Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage (ESV) was showcased, but for the first time the ESV was […]
Agile Cigar Review: Undercrown Maduro Corona Pequeña
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Worthy Consideration, Drew Estate, Undercrown
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Cigar Smoking World Championship Mareva
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Review, Rocky Patel
The Cigar Smoking World Championship is a competition that involves who can smoke a cigar for the longest time without re-lighting. It’s a competition that stems from a series of worldwide qualifying tournaments, with qualifiers going into a final competition that is usually held in late August in Croatia. While COVID-19 has derailed much of […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Lot 23 Maduro Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Perdomo, Review
The Perdomo Lot 23 line has been a part of the Perdomo Cigars’ portfolio for nearly two decades. It was a project that was spearheaded by Nick Perdomo Sr., who would then work with his son Nick Jr. to bring the project to life. The Lot 23 line features tobaccos from a single plot of […]